Child&#39;s accordion



y 1952 D. J. ROSENHEEM 2,603,120

- CHILD'S ACCORDION Filed June 3, 1948 2 s s .s g

mmvron. 65' 041/10 J (Q'E/YHE'IM BY f 4)- ea/f Patented July 15, 1952 CHILD S ACCORDION David JLRosenheim, New York, N..Y., assignor toLapin Products, Inc., Newark; N. J1, acorporation of New York ApplicationJ 110.3, 1948,, SeriaLNo; 30,769

14 Claims. 1

Theapresent invention relates to a childs ace cordion.

Itisamong theobjects of the, present inven:

tion; to provide. a lightweight, durable, small, inexpensive,- readily manufactured childs or toy accordion-whichwill enable the playing of tunes aflid. otherwise. afford amusement to young and o Stillfurther objects and advantages will appear in. the more detailed description set forth below, it being understood, however, that this more detailed description is given by way of illustration: and explanation only and not by way of limitation, since various changes therein may be made by those. skilledin the. art without departingyfrom the scope and spirit of the present invention.

The-above objects are most satisfactorily accomplishedby providing two end pieces serving as. combined handle members and reed carrier,

whichmay be moldedout of plastic or formed out.

of, other materials.

The reed device is preferably formed of a bar or flatstock. to which a varying number of reeds are attached and in thepreferred invention both the. reed. plate. and the reeds attached to such plate are integrally molded in one piece.

Thereafter, such reed plate may beadhesively attached to the end piece or handle member of the toy accordion. The two end pieces are desirably connected by a bellows, which may be of airtight, flexible or fabric material, but which is desirably of folded paper. This, paper construction is then caused to encircle the end pieces and isatta'ched by adhesive tape.

With the foregoing'and other objects in View, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more specifically described, and illustrated in 'the'accompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can'be resorted to which fall within the scope 'of' the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings wherein like. reference characters denote corresponding parts through the several views:

Fig: l isa perspective view from the side of the childs:.accordion: accordingto the present invention.

Fig; 2 is a fragmentary end-transverse sectional viewupon' the line 22 .of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is'an' end fragmentary transverse secti'onaliview'up'onthefline 313.,of Fig. l upon an enlarged' scaleiasacompared to- Fig.1.

Fig. 4, is, a, separated or exploded perspective view of the, childs, accordion according to the present invention, showing in perspective the separated. end, handle members, the reed plates and the intermediate paper bellows.

Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic transverse sectional view showing the relationship of thereedto the reedslot in the reed plate, upon an enlarged scale as compared toFigs. 1 to .4.

Fig, 6. is a, transverse diagrammatic sectional view upon an enlarged scale as compared to Figs. 1 to 4, showing the relationship between the end of the reed and, the end ofthe slot in the reed plate.

Referring to Fig. 4, the device consists of an upper end piece A, an upper reed plate B, an intermediate connecting bellows C, a lower ree plate D and a bottom handle member E.

As best shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the end mem her A, which is thesame in size and structureto end piece E, may be molded in one piece with the fiat plate 20. The long and short flanges 2| and 22 depend therefrom and are integrally joined at:

the corners.

From the plate 20 projects upwardly the handle member F, which is hollow and has the longside walls 23 the short side Walls 24and the topwall 25. The side walls 23 are provided with the; spaced openings 26 which'open into the central space 21 into the handle F.

Projecting inwardly and downwardly from the walll20 on the interior side thereof is the contin.-

uousridge 28 encirclingthechamber- 21. The ridge 26; has the elongated wall 28 and theshort wall 36. This ridge is designed to receivethe reed plate 13.

Thechamber 21 is divided into aplurality of sub-compartments or chambers 3| 32, 33, 34 and, 35 (see Fig. 3). As shown, only the ,chamb.ers 32 and, 34 communicate with the openings 26 The chambers 3| and 35, aswell as theintermediate chamber 33, are blanked out.

The blanking out. of chambers 3|, 33 and 35 gives a fuller body to the sound and the blanked out chambers apparently act to aid thereson'ance and avoid the tinny characteristic which quite often, accompanies a plastic. reed construction. The reeds on theplate B which communicate with the chambers 3|, 33 and 35 will permitflow of air into and out of said chambers fromth'e interior of the outer cup formed by the base 20 and the walls 2|. and 22, but these reeds do not in themselves create a sound but balance and give body to, the sound created by the reed opposite chambers 32 and 34., r

The reed plates B and D, which are of the same construction, are best shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6.

They are desirably molded in one piece, as indicated at 50, of a plastic material such as polystyrene. The reeds 5| to 51 may be molded integrally therewith and alternately project on one side and on the other side.

As best shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the plate 50 has slots 65 which are covered by the reeds 54. The sides 66 of the slot 165 are straight, while the sides of the reeds are beveled, as indicated at 67. There will be a narrow clearance space indicated at 68 (for example .002 of an inch) between the edge of the reed 54 and the edge of the slot 65.

The end of the reed 54 is preferably provided with a variable weighting projection 69 and with a beveled end which is spaced from the end II of the slot 65 by the space 12 (for example .002

of an inch).

In the preferred form of the invention, where the reed plate is molded integrally of polystyrene, the reed 54 may have a thickness of about .017 of an inch and a width of .075 of an inch to .076 of an inch and a length varying from to A of an inch.

The bellows C is preferably made of kraft paper (for example, A point) and it is joined at the line 80 and has a plurality of folds indicated at 8| which join at 82 and 83. The end portions 84 and 85 fit over the walls 2| and 22 of the end pieces A and E and are taped in position by the adhesive tape 88.

The length of the slots 65 and the length of the reeds 54 will vary, as shown in the plates B and D of Fig. l, and the weight of the reeds will also vary, depending upon the length and thickness of the boss 59. In this manner different reeds wfll give different tunes or notes.

By varying the size of the openings 26 and also by utilizing different openings into the chambers 3|, 32, 33, 34 and 35, a wide variety of sounds may be obtained and the child, by blocking off one or more of the openings 26, may conveniently vary the sound.

The reed plates B and D may be conveniently attached to the ridge 28 by an adhesive solution, the plastic of the reed plate being first softened and made adhesive by contact with said adhesive solution.

Instead of using the intricately molded plastic reed plates B and D, it is possible also to utilize, less preferably, plastic reed plates with metallic reeds or metal reed plates with plastic reeds.

' The reed plates B and D may also be made of wood with metallic or plastic reeds.

While there has been herein described a preferred form of the invention, it should be understood that the same may be altered in details and in relative arrangement of parts within the scope of the appended claims.

Having-now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, what is claimed is:

1. A toy accordion construction comprising end handle members, an intermediate bellows and reed plates carried by said handle members, said handle members and reed plates consisting of molded plastic and being integrally connected and said handle member having a narrow elongated air reception and egression chamber and spaced inside and outside cup members, the spaced side walls of which project away from said handle member, the inside cup member being closed off by and communicating with said outside cup through said reed plate.

2. A toy accordion construction comprising end handle members, an intermediate bellows and reed plates carried by said handle members,'said end handle members and reed plates being integrally joined and each being molded of polystyrene said handle member having a narrow elongated air reception and egression chamber and spaced inside and outside cup members, the spaced side walls of which project away from said handle member, the inside cup member being closed ofi by and communicating with said outside cup through said reed plate.

3. A toy accordion construction comprising end handle members, an intermediate bellows and reed plates carried by said handle members, said end handle members carrying a plurality of chambers each of which is covered by a part of said reed plate and a plurality of said chambers being blocked, said handle members and reed plates consisting of molded plastic and being integrally connected and said handle member having a narrow elongated air reception and egression chamber and spaced inside and outside cup members, the spaced side walls of which project away from said handle member, the inside cup member being closed off by and communicating with said outside cup through said reed plate.

4. A toy accordion construction comprising end handle members, an intermediate bellows and reed plates carried by said handle members, said end handle members consisting of a plate having downwardly depending separated peripheral flanges for attachment to said bellows and an intermediate flange for attachment to said reed plates, said handle members and reed plates consisting of molded plastic and being integrally connected and said handle member having a narrow elongated air reception and egression chamber and spaced inside and outside cup members, the spaced side walls of which project away from said handle member, the inside cup member being closed off by and communicating with said outside cup through said reed plate.

5. A toy accordion construction comprising end handle members, an intermediate bellows and reed plates carried by said handle members, said intermediate bellows consisting of a folded krait paper tube and the ends of said tube being provided with tape attachments to said end handle members, said handle members and reed plates consisting of molded plastic and being integrally connected and said handle member having a narrow elongated air reception and egression chamber and spaced inside and outside cup members, the spaced side walls of which project away from said handle member, the inside cup member being closed off by and communicating with said outside cup through said reed plate.

6. A toy accordion construction comprising end handle members, an intermediate bellows and reed plates carried by said handle members, said reed plates consisting of plastic plates with a plurality of parallel slots of varying length therein and. a plurality of reeds of difierent length and width alternately overlying and underlying said slots, said handle members and reed plates consisting of molded plastic and being integrallyconnected and said handle member having a narrow elongated air reception and egression chamber and spaced inside and outside cup members, the spaced side walls of which project away from said handle member, the inside cup memberbei closed off by and communicating with said outside cup through said reed plate.

7. A toy accordion having end handle and reed members molded of plastic and a connecting paper bellows member, said handle members and reed plates consisting of molded plastic and being integrally connected and said handle member having ,a narrow elongated air reception and egression chamber and spaced inside and outside cup members, the spaced side walls of which project away from said handle member, the inside cup member being closed off by and communicating with said outside cup through said reed plate.

8. A toy accordion having end handle and reed members molded of plastic and a connecting paper bellows member, said end handle and reed members being integrally connected by an adhesive attachment and said connecting paper bellows member being connected to the outside of said end handle members by a tape attachment, said handle members and reed plates consisting of molded plastic and being integrally connected and said handle member having a narrow elongated air reception and egression chamber and spaced inside and outside cup members, the spaced side walls of which project away from said handle member, the inside cup member being closed ofi by and communicating with said outside cup through said reed plate.

9. A toy accordion construction comprising a handle member including an integral plastic structure having a base plate with four walls projecting from one side thereof and closed off at their ends away from the base plate to form an elongated rectangular air chamber, said chamber having a plurality of transverse partitions and said chamber opening at its base through said base plate and two cup members formed by side cup walls projecting away from the base plate in an opposite direction from the air chamber, said cup walls being spaced substantially from each other.

10. The construction of claim 9 in which said transverse partitions form a plurality of compartments within said air chamber and openings to alternating compartments through one of said four walls.

11. The construction of claim 9 in which said inside cup walls support and are integrally united to a reed plate and said outside cup walls carry a bellows.

12. An integral molded polystyrene end handle, reed plate and resonance chamber combination for a bellows type accordion comprising a base plate forming the end of the accordion having depending inwardly extending flanges forming an outside relatively deep box and an inside relatively shallow box, said flanges of said outside box carrying the bellows and a reed plate integrally cemented to the ends of the flanges oi the inside box and closing oil said inside box from the interior of said bellows, said plate having a central rectangular opening inside of said inside box and elongated walls extending outwardly from the edges of said opening and closed at their top to form an outer elongated sound and resonant box on the outside of the base plate and a plurality of vertical partitions dividing said outer box and side inside box into a plurality of sound and resonant chambers of the same height but of differing width and the base of each of said chambers being formed by the reed plate.

13. The combination of claim 12 in which the reed plate is provided with reed slot openings permitting egress and ingress of air into each of said chambers and in which certain of said chambers are open to the external atmosphere by openings in the side walls of said outer box.

14. The combination of claim 12 in which the chambers are five in number with a narrow central chamber, two relatively wide outside chambers and two intermediate chambers of intermediate width, the intermediate chambers being open to the outside atmosphere so that the air flowing through them may flow from the outside atmosphere to inside the bellows through the reed plate while the central and outside chambers are not open to the outside atmosphere so that the air will flow into said chambers and out of said chambers through the reed plate during compression and expansion oi. the bellows.

DAVID J. ROSENHECEM.

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